Obobo

AUGUST 24, 2022

What Is Strategic Sourcing? In the context of digital transformation, procurement and supply chain processes are evolving as a result of strategic sourcing, and the trend is poised to continue. This is what differentiates strategic sourcing from conventional purchasing. . How Does Strategic Sourcing Work?

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Everest Group

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Everest Group is a research firm helping business leaders confidently navigate todays market challenges, driving maximized operational and financial performance and transformative experiences.

Global Sourcing Advisory 100

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Sourcing Advisors Group

JUNE 29, 2020

Despite these significant actions, Gartner findings indicate that most firms are leaving 50c on the dollar – if not more – on the table by failing to fully leverage their purchasing power, as best-practices Strategic Sourcing shows that most firms can generate a permanent 20% cost reduction.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Within the current APAC sourcing market, as buyers prepare for the coming year, they are actively leveraging inventive commercial models, emerging location trends, and innovative pricing constructs to optimize the value they achieve from service providers. What are the new-age commercial models observed in the APAC market?

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Sourcing Advisors Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Many in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing espouse the use of should-cost or clean-sheet models, benchmarks and other behavior sensing models in support of negotiating prices on direct and indirect spend category products & services. Benchmarks are a notoriously poor substitute for intelligence about market-based prices.

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Everest Group

MAY 2, 2024

What action items can sourcing leaders take to achieve maximum value realization? Who should attend?

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Everest Group

JULY 18, 2023

What are the various category management organization models prevalent in the market? What questions will the webinar answer for the participants? What are the factors that impact procurement and category management organizational structures? How is resource management conducted in best-in-class procurement organizations?

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Management Strategic Sourcing Outsourcing Government 147

Everest Group

AUGUST 13, 2024

They will explore the functionalities these tools offer to mitigate risk across the entire supplier management workflow, such as enhanced risk assessment, improved decision-making, and business continuity in an unpredictable market. What questions will the webinar answer? What are the current trends and challenges in supplier risk management?

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Obobo

MARCH 7, 2023

What Are The Benefits Of Using Strategic Sourcing For Businesses In Procurement? In today’s competitive market, businesses are constantly striving to gain a competitive edge over their rivals. While many companies focus on marketing and sales strategies, one critical area that is often overlooked is procurement.

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Everest Group

JUNE 27, 2023

We will also explore what sourcing leaders are doing to navigate uncertainties across a range of levers, including service provider portfolio shifts, location and talent strategies, pricing and contracting tactics, and engagement models. Our speakers will discuss: What are the macroeconomic trends shaping the APAC outsourcing market?

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Everest Group is a research firm helping business leaders confidently navigate today’s market challenges, driving maximized operational and financial performance and transformative experiences.

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Sarah Holliman

AUGUST 30, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Best Practices Strategic Sourcing Tags: machine learning AddThis: Headshot: Blogger Name and Title: Sarah Holliman, Chief Marketing Officer, SIG Blogger Bio: Sarah Holliman is the Chief Marketing Officer at SIG and has more than 20 years of experience in the sourcing industry.

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Banking Strategic Sourcing Sourcing Outsourcing 130

Planergy Software

DECEMBER 29, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Marketing Procurement: Challenges and Best Practices. Procurement leaders often underestimate the importance of marketing procurement. What is Marketing Procurement? Download Free Copy. Written by. Rob Biedron.

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Everest Group is a research firm helping business leaders confidently navigate today’s market challenges, driving maximized operational and financial performance and transformative experiences.

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

On the buy-side, the practice advises buyers on optimizing their sourcing spend by providing fair market price comparables for outsourced services, by understanding the delivery cost structures, and by rationalizing their IT-BPO portfolio. Ability to understand market trends in outsourcing, shared services, and/or off-shoring industry.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Organizations are being driven to rapidly undertake digital transformation by recent market trends such as migration to cloud services, servitization, and cybersecurity measures becoming the new norm. IT spend is spearheading the growth of an organization, with IT spending worldwide expected to reach about US$4.2 trillion in 2021, an 8.6%

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SIG Speaks

APRIL 14, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Jason Feldman provides an example of corporate market data renewal and how it applies to sourcing.

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SourcX

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Increasing numbers of executives see the writing on the wall, and can no longer ignore the fact that sourcing in low cost countries can reduce labor costs and give them access to robust manufacturing facilities. What is Strategic Sourcing? Next, leadership must assess the market of suppliers.

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Planergy Software

MAY 5, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. How Strategic Procurement Can Give You a Competitive Advantage. Procurement Strategic Sourcing. By controlling costs, you can make adjustments to ensure your product is more cost-competitive in the market.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Or, maybe you’ve been in the market for a new car, but every dealer you’ve spoken with says you’d have to place a special order to get your desired make or model, and that even after doing so, your new ride could take months to arrive? Strategic sourcing and spend control. Technology and data enablement. Cycle time reduction.

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Supply Chain Management E-Commerce Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing 69

Perficient Digital Transformation

JULY 19, 2024

According to Forrester, “To thrive in fragmented and restless markets, manufacturers must compete on economies of scope, sharing fixed costs between multiple product or asset variants to deliver the innovation, choice, and personalization that will win, serve, and retain customers.”

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IBM Services

JANUARY 16, 2024

A finely tuned product development strategy is a holistic, cross-collaborative endeavor with the capacity to help any organization weather unforeseen events or market changes. With new markets and functionalities appearing almost overnight, product development can’t be a blind process.

Engineering 80

Engineering Manufacturing Collaborations Research 80

Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In June 2024, Oracle announced fiscal 2024 Q4 and full year financial results revealing the market demand for Oracle Cloud Applications remains strong with Oracle Q4 Cloud Application (SaaS) revenue up 10% and Q4 Fusion Cloud ERP (SaaS) revenue up 14%.

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The Hackett Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Hackett Group also provides dedicated expertise in business strategy, operations, finance, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement and information technology, including its distinguished Oracle, SAP, Coupa and OneStream practices.

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Planergy Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has been both vilified as a killer of traditional business paradigms and praised as an unlooked-for blessing for businesses swift, innovative, and lucky enough to adapt to rapidly shifting market conditions. It also eliminates data silos and reduces the risk of miscommunication.

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SIG Speaks

JULY 19, 2023

.; Dan Edwards, Procurement Director from Park National Bank; and Aashish Chandarana, Chief Information Officer of Productiv, shared valuable insights that shed light on the future of IT strategic sourcing, the significance of mentorship, and the latest SaaS trends in 2023.

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Planergy Software

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Best Practices & Tips Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management. This can lead to longer lead times and increased costs, making it difficult for them to remain competitive in the market.

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SIG Speaks

MAY 17, 2023

In the recent May CPO & Executive Virtual Series hosted by SIG, we had the pleasure of welcoming esteemed speakers: Michael Koontz, Vice President of Strategic Sourcing & Business Leader at ATD Sourcing Solutions; Ruy Martins, Plant and Supply Chain Director at Urgo Medical; and Oren Salzman, Chief Procurement Officer at MetTel.

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SIG Speaks

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

My strategic sourcing team is providing great value right now to my company. No one knows how bad things are going to get or how long they’re going to last, but I can say confidently that sourcing activities will remain central to the health of my organization moving forward. learn more. .

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Obobo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In light of the ongoing effects of the pandemic, it is essential that businesses keep track of all cost reduction initiatives and strategic sourcing in order to survive harsh economic declines. Savings tracking refers to a method of estimating how much a company will save by using strategic sourcing and other cost-effective tactics.

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Planergy Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. These insights are essential for making strategic decisions, such as expanding into new markets, launching new products, or acquiring other businesses. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Finance Software Accounting Management 92

Future of Sourcing

MARCH 21, 2023

As AArete prepares to attend the upcoming SIG Technology Summit , April 16-19 in Amelia Island, Florida I wanted you to consider the volatile commodity market and economic environment of the past few years that has pitted suppliers and companies against each other.

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IBM Services

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. The strategy should be flexible enough to adapt to changing market conditions and organizational needs.

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SIG Speaks

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ProcureAbility predicts that by 2030, strategic sourcing will take no longer than two weeks, thanks to cognitive computing. Also, they predict that over 90% of sourcing will be done by either contractors or automation. Effectively creating a scalable workforce with experts executing the strategic sourcing process. .

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SIG Speaks

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Sourcing Industry Landscape Podcast. Speaking with a Supernova, featuring Michael Koontz, VP Strategic Sourcing & Business Leader for ATD Sourcing Solutions. With a background in Marketing and Sales, relationships are at the core of his values.

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Obobo

JUNE 15, 2022

How will using eSourcing , as well as eRFx ultimately help business owners make more informed decisions when it comes to their strategic sourcing initiatives? RFx brings together RFIs , RFPs and RFQs , and is, therefore, an acronym that is used more frequently in strategic sourcing and procurement. .

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